The morning of Easter Sunday has a way of feeling especially joyful. The baskets are full, the table is set, and the day carries that unmistakable sense of hope that comes with spring. Yet beyond the ...

Almost immediately after the horrific Hamas attack of Oct. 7, 2023, most Orthodox Jewish congregations began the practice of saying additional Tehillim (Psalms), usually chapters 121 and 130, after ...

Easter is on Sunday, April 20, this year. As one of the holiest days on the Christian calendar, it is a time for worship, prayer and gathering with loved ones for a special meal. To inspire your words ...

Does praying for a sick person's recovery do any good? In the largest scientific test of its kind, heart surgery patients showed no benefit when strangers prayed for their recovery. And patients who ...

Recently, I came across a new collection of prayers by Martin Luther King Jr., Thou, Dear God: Prayers that Open Hearts and Spirits (edited by Lewis V. Baldwin, Beacon Press, 2012). For his birthday ...

“Dear God, please make sure the girl next to me gets off the bus before I do. Thank you so much. Amen,” I muttered quickly under my breath with my hands clasped inconspicuously between my lap. Alas, ...

A new study finds that people who prayed for hurricane victims before donating gave less than they would have otherwise: Because those who prayed believed that prayers improved the victims' well-being ...